A RARE JAPANESE KYO YAKI (KYOTO WARE) BOWL

A RARE JAPANESE KYO YAKI (KYOTO WARE) BOWL

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

The square-section body with indented corners, the exterior decorated with a large peony flowerhead and scrolling tendrils painted in thick blue enamel on the unctuous chocolate-brown ground, the rim with a kintsugi gold lacquer repair, 9.6cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.

Cf. Nihon no Toji (Ceramics of Japan), vol.13, Kyoto Wares, p.164, no.48, for a double-gourd wine bottle with comparable brown and blue enamel decoration.